diff --git a/hilt-compiler/main/java/dagger/hilt/processor/internal/definecomponent/DefineComponentValidationChameleonProcessor.kt b/hilt-compiler/main/java/dagger/hilt/processor/internal/definecomponent/DefineComponentValidationChameleonProcessor.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 The Dagger Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package dagger.hilt.processor.internal.definecomponent
+
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.compiler.plugin.codegen.archipelago.KtCodegenArchipelago
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.compiler.plugin.codegen.archipelago.KtCodegenEnvironment
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.compiler.plugin.codegen.chameleon.KtCodegenChameleon
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.compiler.plugin.codegen.chameleon.KtCodegenChameleonRegistrar
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.inflator.Inflate
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.ksp.metainf.MetaInfService
+import com.google.devtools.kotlin.ksp.metainf.MetaInfServiceProvider
+import com.google.devtools.ksp.processing.SymbolProcessorProvider
+import java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
+import javax.annotation.processing.Processor
+
+@MetaInfServiceProvider
+class DefineComponentValidationChameleonProcessor
+@Inflate
+constructor(private val codegenEnvironment: KtCodegenEnvironment? = null) :
+  KtCodegenChameleon(),
+  @MetaInfService
+  KtCodegenArchipelago,
+  @MetaInfService
+  Processor,
+  @MetaInfService
+  SymbolProcessorProvider {
+
+  override fun onRegister(): KtCodegenChameleonRegistrar {
+    return super.onRegister()
+      .registerProcessorInstanceProvider(
+        baseType = Processor::class.java,
+        implementationType = DefineComponentValidationProcessor::class.java,
+        instanceProvider = ::DefineComponentValidationProcessor,
+      )
+      .registerProcessorInstanceProvider(
+        baseType = SymbolProcessorProvider::class.java,
+        implementationType = KspDefineComponentValidationProcessor.Provider::class.java,
+        instanceProvider = KspDefineComponentValidationProcessor::Provider,
+      )
+  }
+
+  override fun onRecommendProcessorBaseType(): Class<*> {
+    return Processor::class.java
+  }
+
+  override fun onRecommendProcessingBackend(): String {
+    return "JAVAC_APT"
+  }
+}